Dairy shop owners held for illegally using oxytocin injections on cows

Kanpur: Police arrested dairy operators who were covertly administering oxytocin injections to cows and thus putting public health at risk. Following the interrogation of the two siblings, the police have initiated efforts to locate and seize the oxytocin injections. The two brothers have been charged for breach of peace.Shanu Ghosi runs a dairy shop in Bengali Mohal. Shambhu Prasad, a resident of Bengali Mohal, lodged a complaint at the Kotwali police station on Sunday alleging that the dairy shop owner was using oxytocin injections on cows to extract milk, a practice which is detrimental to human health.Shambhu provided police with video evidence showing the illegal injection of cows for milk extraction. After which the police registered a case against Shanu Ghosi and his brother Shahid under the Animal Cruelty Act.According to inspector Kotwali Jagdish Prasad Pandey, both dairy operators Shanu Ghosi and his brother Shahid were arrested for breach of peace. "They appeared before the ACP court and were remanded to judicial custody. Police are now working to recover the prohibited injections based on information provided by the accused," the inspector further said.
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